Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 316, Heifers 523, Bulls 300)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.90/cwt on 519 head.

Average price

$116.90

519 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$16.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.44

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	470	119.79	563	184
Medium and Large 1	531	118.06	626	255
Medium and Large 3	481	107.98	520	56
Small 1	479	103.25	495	24

One grade step is worth $16.54/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale519 hd

116.90

—

VA average11 barns · 1,615 hd

110.47

+6.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

57 lots · USDA AMS · Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Rustburg, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	117.37/cwt	111.00–117.50	635	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	123.35/cwt	118.00–123.75	559	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	111.25/cwt	111.25–111.25	702	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	781	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	468	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	119.08/cwt	119.00–120.00	530	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	643	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	127.58/cwt	121.00–127.75	475	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	689	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	488	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	515	10
Bulls	Small 1	—	551	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	551	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	421	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	438	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	130.17/cwt	128.00–130.50	639	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	153.13/cwt	148.00–153.50	637	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	347	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	556	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	119.47/cwt	117.00–119.75	683	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	718	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	131.55/cwt	127.00–131.75	649	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	633	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	673	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	710	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	157.17/cwt	155.00–157.50	538	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	546	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	650	4
Steers	Small 1	—	460	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	426	6
Steers	Small 1	—	648	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	752	3
Steers	Small 1	—	525	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	520	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	638	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	133.07/cwt	126.00–133.50	717	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	559	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	811	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	741	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	805	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	650	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	926	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	442	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	491	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	539	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	566	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	362	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	348	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	618	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	114.25/cwt	114.25–114.25	507	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	104.25/cwt	96.00–107.00	557	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	410	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	465	1

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Rustburg, VA

Mon Oct 21, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 1,139Last week 1,601Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 316, Heifers 523, Bulls 300)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	101.50	101.50
1	—	785	96.00	96.00
85	—	445	119.00–120.00	119.08
48	—	544	118.25	118.25
39	—	372	121.00–127.75	127.58
8	—	635	108.50	108.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	541	111.00–117.50	117.37
86	—	453	118.00–123.75	123.35
41	—	631	111.25	111.25
14	—	720	108.50	108.50
11	—	370	126.50	126.50
2	—	760	92.00	92.00
1	—	685	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	103.00	103.00
23	—	444	114.25	114.25
16	—	534	96.00–107.00	104.25
8	—	366	112.00	112.00
7	—	637	94.00	94.00
1	—	495	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	442	111.00	111.00
7	—	539	105.00	105.00
4	—	362	96.00	96.00
3	—	618	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	488	105.50	105.50
9	—	551	100.00	100.00
6	—	421	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	491	128.00–130.50	130.17
45	—	416	148.00–153.50	153.13
23	—	347	160.25	160.25
20	—	572	117.00–119.75	119.47
13	—	623	115.25	115.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	493	127.00–131.75	131.55
32	—	417	151.75	151.75
25	—	573	117.50	117.50
16	—	623	114.00	114.00
7	—	342	155.00–157.50	157.17
4	—	546	119.00	119.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	92.50	92.50
3	—	648	116.00	116.00
1	—	525	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	464	112.00	112.00
2	—	615	99.50	99.50
2	—	515	98.00	98.00
1	—	385	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	454	140.50	140.50
17	—	539	126.00–133.50	133.07
17	—	363	154.00	154.00
12	—	642	126.25	126.25
3	—	756	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	551	134.50	134.50
59	—	643	125.25	125.25
35	—	449	144.75	144.75
19	—	732	126.50	126.50
2	—	652	126.00	126.00
2	—	452	126.00	126.00
2	—	365	149.00	149.00
1	—	775	114.00	114.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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